Heart of England School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Solihull
Gipsy Lane, Coventry, CV7 7FW
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.5%
21.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,185
Capacity used
Has space87%
1,365 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
161 of 161 families who put it first got an offer
228
Places offered
362
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 161 | 161 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 89 | 32 | ● 36% |
| 3rd preference | 69 | 14 | ● 20% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 43 | 6 | ● 14% |
| Total | 362 | 213 | 59% |
1st preference success by year
Solihull lets families list 6 preferences. 148 applications came from outside the council area (52 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gethyn Bennett
- Address
- Gipsy Lane, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7FW
- Phone
- 01676535222
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Ward / constituency
- Balsall & Berkswell · Meriden and Solihull East
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136909
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 18% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HEART OF ENGLAND SCHOOL
1,185 pupils · 1,365 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
23 May 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,094 pupils
Attendance
91.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.03 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.00 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.98 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 64.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.23 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 213 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.16 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 6.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 68 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 208 | 15% | 52% | 71% | |
| Mathematics | 204 | 20% | 58% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 203 | 16% | 54% | 76% | |
| Religious Studies | 191 | 10% | 34% | 46% | |
| Combined Science | 175 | 11% | 43% | 56% | |
| Geography | 101 | 9% | 39% | 61% | |
| Business | 97 | 11% | 45% | 64% | |
| History | 96 | 33% | 65% | 76% | |
| Spanish | 73 | 15% | 49% | 64% | |
| French | 67 | 7% | 28% | 33% | |
| Art and Design | 63 | 30% | 81% | 94% | |
| Physical Education | 45 | 16% | 53% | 62% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 38 | 0% | 16% | 37% | |
| Business Studies | 26 | 0% | 4% | 35% | |
| Law | 20 | 0% | 20% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 17 | 6% | 18% | 53% | |
| Economics | 14 | 0% | 7% | 21% | |
| Biology | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% | |
| Geography | 8 | 0% | 0% | 75% | |
| English Language | 8 | 0% | 0% | 38% | |
| History | 7 | 0% | 43% | 71% | |
| Mathematics | 7 | 0% | 29% | 43% | |
| Fine Art | 6 | 33% | 33% | 67% | |
| Chemistry | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13182: Heart of England School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 69% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 70% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Solihull council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.